SF writer Jerry Sohl dies

Corbomite ManeuverLegendary SF writer Jerry Sohl dies at the age of 88. Aside from writing a number of seminal novels in the genre including “The Lemon Eaters”, Mr. Sohlalso wrote The Corbomite Maneuver episode of the original Star Trek series, as well as installments of Twilight Zone, The Outer Limits and Alfred Hitchcock Presents. He was also a member of the “Green Hand” collective of golden-age SF writers (including such august members as Rod Serling, George Clayton Johnson, Robert Bloch and Richard Matheson) who threw their lot in with the fans to save Star Trek from cancellation by NBC after its first season.

Star Trek: Nemesis

Star Trek NemesisStar Trek: Nemesis, the fourth and final feature film of the Star Trek: The Next Generation movie franchise, premieres. Directed by Stuart Baird and co-written by Brent “Data” Spiner, Nemesis falls flat at the box office (and even before its opening day, Paramount is already promoting it as the last voyage of the Star Trek: TNG cast). The next movie in the franchise takes a radically different approach to the Star Trek universe. Read more

Enterprise: The Expanse

EnterpriseThe 51st episode of the Star Trek prequel spinoff Enterprise premieres on UPN, ending the show’s second season with a setup for the third year, which will involve the Enterprise penetrating the territory of the Xindi, an unknown race that launched a deadly sneak attack on Earth. The show’s producers are consciously mirroring recent history, with the Xindi attack paralleling the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Read more

Star Trek: Enterprise: The Xindi

EnterpriseThe 52nd episode of the prequel spinoff Star Trek: Enterprise airs on UPN, adding “Star Trek” back to the title (after the network’s previous reluctance to obviously identify Enterprise as a Star Trek spinoff). Steven Culp and Daniel Dae Kim (Crusade, Lost) guest star. Read more